Carlos Vasconsellos

Corporate and Commercial, Infrastructure, Project Finance, M&A, Banking & Finance, Foreign Investment.

Carlos Vasconsellos is an M&A, project finance and foreign investment lawyer in Paraguay and a partner in FERRERE’s Asunción office. He focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment, infrastructure projects and complex financing transactions. He regularly leads matters for multinational companies, international investors, project sponsors, developers, lenders and borrowers investing or conducting business in Paraguay.

Carlos advises on inbound and cross-border acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures and corporate reorganizations. He leads transactions throughout the investment lifecycle, including market-entry and transaction structuring, due diligence, negotiation and drafting of transaction documents, closing and post-closing implementation. His experience spans agribusiness and forestry, financial services, logistics, energy and renewable energy, infrastructure, manufacturing and construction-related industries.

Carlos has particular experience in project and infrastructure finance. He advises sponsors, project companies and capital providers on public-private partnerships, turnkey projects, concession and construction arrangements, structured and syndicated financings, multilateral lending and security packages. His recent work includes leading Paraguayan-law advice on major renewable-energy and transport-infrastructure projects, first-of-their-kind securitization structures and significant inbound equity investments. His work covers projects from initial structuring and tender preparation through project implementation and financing.

Before joining FERRERE as a partner in 2013, Carlos practiced in the New York and Miami offices of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP. His U.S. practice focused on cross-border banking, finance and corporate transactions, including syndicated, club and bilateral facilities, structured finance, aircraft finance and Latin American M&A.

New York Bar Association, the American Bar Association (ABA) and the International Bar Association (IBA).

Several publications on his areas of expertise.

IE Business School

Master of Business Administration (summa cum laude)

2017

Harvard Law School

LL.M.

2010

Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Paraguay)

Notary Public

2008

Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Paraguay)

Attorney (summa cum laude)

2007